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In my previous post, “4 Easy Ways to Promote Your Etsy Shop”, I suggested that blogging was one of the best ways to market your shop and products. But many sellers feel that blogging is either too complicated, takes up too much time or they have no idea what to even blog about.

Having a blog for your Etsy shop though can help with SEO, getting found in Google search, and it can increase your sales dramatically. This means that you could earn more money from your shop, and also earn money from your blog!

So if you are looking to expand your shop’s marketing reach, a blog is an awesome tool to have. Just remember that adding content regularly is really important so commitment is required.

A mix of business and shop related posts with a mix of some fun and personal posts is a great approach.

Here’s my list of 35 blog post ideas for Etsy sellers:

1. Behind the scenes peek at your studio, workshop or personal abode
2. Where you find your inspiration
3. The process you use for making your products
4. Benefits of your product, aka, why buy
5. New items you’re working on
6. How to care for or use your product correctly
7. Poll readers for ideas on upcoming products
8. Personal stories, things that are happening in your life
9. Giveaways or contests
10. Sales, promotions or events
11. Product launch announcement
12. Seasonal posts, think Christmas greetings
13. List of your own fav Etsy sellers
14. Share a good book recommendation
15. A fun personal craft project you’re working on
16. Tips for staying organized
17. Your fav foods or recipes
18. Milestone events in your business or personal life
19. Dollar or thrift store finds you recently purchased
20. How to post - tutorial for something you know how to do
21. Things you can’t live without
22. Facts about me list
23. A day in the life of you
24. Best places to find _____ (fill in the blank)
25. Best/worst advice you ever received
26. Roundup lists on any topic related to your industry
27. Your favorite playlist
28. Host or participate in a challenge
29. Inspirational quote image
30. Gift guides
31. Summer bucket list
32. About your hometown or where you live
33. Talk about kids or pets
34. Review a product, place or service
35. Share a podcast you’re listening to

This list just gets you started. Jot down any other ideas that came to mind as you read this! 

And while you’ll want to keep your blog focused on your shop and product niche, don’t be afraid to get a bit personal or talk about things your customers can probably relate to.

Happy Blogging!

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Lovelytocu is a graphic design supply shop specializing in cute girly character clip art. Our pre-made designs are ready to use and the perfect addition to your small business branding and marketing, social posts or creative projects with a diverse range of character styles.

Shop the current collection at www.lovelytocu.com and be sure to check out our current offers.

With more than 4.7 million active sellers on Etsy it can be really tough to get your products seen and found in the search results. And it's even more difficult if you’re in a saturated category of the market.

What you need to keep in mind is that Etsy is not responsible for bringing traffic to your shop, you are. As a business on Etsy, it’s so important to have traffic coming into your shop from multiple sources. Remember, Etsy is only a platform to sell your products, the rest is up to you.

That's why promoting your products outside of Etsy is so important.

Here are just a few really easy ways you can do that!

1. Pinterest. 

This is so often overlooked with the average Etsy seller and more often than not completely neglected. Yet Pinterest accounts for roughly 42% of social traffic to the site. That's a lot.

There are two ways to benefit from this strategy and I strongly suggest taking advantage of both. The first is simply to pin your products yourself to your own Pinterest board. Make sure you use high impact vertical images and add relevant keywords in your pin description.

The second is to pin to other people's boards. To do this you'll need to search out group board's accepting new members relevant to your product or service. Look for boards that have high engagement, active membership and are a suitable fit for your own products.

Pro Tip: always include a pinnable image in your Etsy product listing just in case someone else wants to pin your product. You never know who/why but every pin you can get is another link back to your shop.

2. Facebook Groups.

Whether you have your own Facebook group for your business or you are a member of someone else's FB group, sharing your products here can be really lucrative. Just be sure to follow the rules on any FB group you join, and of course look for groups that are a suitable match for your product or service. There are lots of sharing groups, or groups that have 'share days' and you can find a group for just about any topic.

Pro Tip: straight up selling is tough on social media, but everyone loves a deal. If you can offer an incentive for people to follow/sign up/shop - all the better.

3. Blogging.

While this certainly takes a bit more effort, you can do it for free (if you need to) and it doesn't have to be as hard as you think. There are a bajillion articles online on the topic of blogging, loads of free or affordable templates and you don't have to be serial writer to make the most of having a blog site.

If you're starting a blog for the first time I recommend Google's Blogger platform. It's free, pretty easy to use and it does the job. (you're reading this on a blogger blog :). Check out my list of "35 Blog Topics for Etsy Sellers" to get you started.

Having a blog gives you your own little piece of real estate on the web where you can link to or from on just about anything you can think of. It's a great way to connect with customers or fans and gives you a great deal of flexibility with sharable content.

Pro Tip: gather email addresses on your blog for point number 4 below!

4. Email Marketing.

This is one of the best things you can do to promote your Etsy shop. Sure, you need to get those first few subscribers, and initially it might feel stressful trying to figure out what to send out, but it's you talking directly to people to have chosen to hear from you in their inbox. That's powerful.

Etsy themselves suggest using a discount coupon incentive to entice would be customers to join your email list. And this really does work very well. Post it on your blog, in your shop, on social media.

Don't know what to post? Examine your own inbox for ideas. What do other retailers send YOU every week/day/month? There are loads of ideas out there. (I'll link to some ideas with my own list soon)

Pro Tip: make sure you follow the laws regarding email marketing, these are now fairly universal. No unsolicited email and you must have an unsubscribe feature. And create branded emails so that recipients know exactly who you are.

Hopefully you find these tips helpful and have gained a few ideas on how to promote your Etsy shop outside of Etsy.

p.s. If you are just about to open an Etsy shop, open it through my link here and we both get 40 free listings!

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SMALL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LICENSE - terms of use

Lovelytocu is a graphic design supply shop specializing in cute girly character clip art. Our pre-made designs are ready to use and the perfect addition to your small business branding and marketing, social posts or creative projects with a diverse range of character styles.

Shop the current collection at www.lovelytocu.com and be sure to check out our current offers.

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Get these adorable character avatars for free! You get a set of 8 designs, as pictured.

These are saved as 12" PNG files with transparent backgrounds which will work beautifully online or in print.

SMALL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LICENSE - terms of use

SMALL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LICENSE - terms of use

Lovelytocu is a graphic design supply shop specializing in cute girly character clip art. Our pre-made designs are ready to use and the perfect addition to your small business branding and marketing, social posts or creative projects with a diverse range of character styles.

Shop the current collection at www.lovelytocu.com and be sure to check out our current offers.

SMALL BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LICENSE - terms of use

Lovelytocu is a graphic design supply shop specializing in cute girly character clip art. Our pre-made designs are ready to use and the perfect addition to your small business branding and marketing, social posts or creative projects with a diverse range of character styles.

Shop the current collection at www.lovelytocu.com and be sure to check out our current offers.